The Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System: War Crimes & the Black Community, 1960-1990
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System: War Crimes & the Black Community, 1960-1990
By (Author) Ronald L. Morris
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Lexington Books
25th February 2022
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Discrimination in employment and harassment law
Social discrimination and social justice
Ethnic groups and multicultural studies
345.7305
Physical Properties
Hardback
284
Width 160mm, Height 227mm, Spine 27mm
594g
Description
The high rates of Black arrests and incarceration from 1960-1990 were a direct result of deliberate government policies and a zealous criminal justice system, under the patriotic umbrella of the War on Crime. This stateside war shared a lot of similarities with the Vietnam war happening simultaneously: racism and extreme cruelty towards those seen as the enemy, deprecation of the others' culture, forceful use of a militarized police with combat experience, repeated failure to observe human rights, and mass incarceration. Unfortunately, this conflict continued long after the Vietnam war ended. This book reviews those dark times, analyzing its causes, short- and long-term effects, and calls for change.
Author Bio
Ronald L. Morris is adjunct professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
